Is there a standard pythonic way to treat physical units / quantities in python?

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Is there a standard pythonic way to treat physical units / quantities in python? I saw different module-specific solutions from different fields like physics or neuroscience. But I would rather like to use a standard method than "island"-solutions as others should be able to easily read my code.

score 10 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 03 '23 at 05:26

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quantities seems to be gaining a lot of traction lately.

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answered Jul 30 '09 at 02:27

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how do you install it using distribute – MySchizoBuddy Apr 09 '13 at 18:06
The given link is broken This one seems to work: https://github.com/python-quantities/python-quantities – Madlozoz May 24 '18 at 06:28

score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 03 '21 at 21:01

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The best solution is the Unum package. a de-facto standard, imho.

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Alex I

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answered Jul 28 '09 at 12:53

Stefano Borini

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 30 '09 at 00:14

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I've been looking at the Enthought Units module

answered Jul 30 '09 at 00:14

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 12 '15 at 13:40

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There is also pint which in his documentation has a list of other projects in their faq's.

answered Jan 12 '15 at 13:40

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Is there a standard pythonic way to treat physical units / quantities in python?

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